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The performance wasn’t too pretty all the way through, but the Wallabies have nonetheless started their 2019 World Cup with a 39-21 win over Pool D opponents Fiji.
The Pacific Islanders were the better side in the first half, only for Australia to find their composure in the second stanza to run out comfortable winners.
But you already know that. What we want to know is how you think each of the Aussies fared on the pitch – it’s time to give them each a rating based on their performance against Fiji.
If you’ve not done our DIY player ratings before, it’s a simple enough process. Hit up the form below and rate each player from 1 to 10 based on how well they played. We’ll keep track of the results and publish our findings tomorrow.
You’re free to rate players as you like with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest – or toss an NA on any player not worth rating – but if you’re looking for a bit more detail than that, our handy little guide might help you make your judgments…
1. Had he not played, the team would have been better off. Negatively affected the performance of the side. May God have mercy on his soul.
2. Anonymous. Was he even there?
3. Did some things that you expect a player to be able to do, but did a whole bunch of other things that sucked.
4. Was passable in patches, but not up to standard in a squad of such depth.
5. Performed his role without anything really noticeable happening.
6. Good.
7. Pretty good, actually.
8. Very good.
9. Excellent.
10. Might as well have been John Eales.
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